It's been a busy few months. I've been dating, working and considering new career options. In between I've been writing very little. The Casey Saga came back and then went away again, as did fellow blogger Aspeth. I switched bars due to a minor fling with a regular at my previous regular bar. My neighborhood coffee place raised prices again, despite government assurances that there's no inflation.

In other news:

• Jeff Matthews has a take on the Google Guys that is spot on. I always thought that "Don't Be Evil" was an impossible goal for a company that was as large and influential as Google. Power corrupts. Absolute Power corrupts absolutely. And Google is pretty powerful. A better goal might have been to set up the company in a manner that kept the evil in check. But when 2 guys control the bulk of the stock with super-voting rights, there is absolute and unchecked power over what the company does. Thus the squandering of company money on a 767, pet initiatives unrelated to their business focus, and other things that may eventually be the undoing of this great company. And yeah, I hate hypocrites, no matter how much I like their companies' products.
• Mish points out why the subprime bailout is a government sham, designed to make it look like they're doing something when they're not. As I pointed out to Mish in an email this afternoon, this proposal also ignores another fact. The people who might be helped by this are also the people least likely to want to stay in their homes for five years. In fact, they are the people most likely to have to move due to career, family or other considerations. When they need to move, sending in the keys to the bank will still be the best option.